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Would you drink a professionally brewed pilsner labeled with an animated, bespectacled, fire-breathing Danny Bowien dragon? You’ll soon have that option.

Copenhagen-based Mikkeller — which also has its only American outpost right here in San Francisco — has now produced a special Mission Chinese Foodbeer.

Apparently, Danish brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergsø met the guys from Mission Chinese during many late night visits. They hung out. They ate Kung Pao Pastrami and Salt Cod Fried Rice. And of course, they drank beer. During the opening rush for San Francisco’s Mikkeller Bar, the two parties tossed around the idea of actually working on a beer together. Well, roughly six months later, Mikkeler has itself a Mission Chinese Food beer. Right now, they just have two batches of approximately 20 bbl each (roughly 620 gallons).

The beer itself is a German-style pilsner. Naturally, it carries a smokey note and Sichuan peppercorns. And really, it shouldn’t be any other way.

A shipping hiccup has delayed its arrival on American shores, but according to the Mikkeller folks, the beer is definitely expected to arrive in San Francisco in time for SF Beer Week (February 7-February 16).

Though some other venues might also procure some, the beer will definitely be available at two San Francisco locations: Mission Chinese Food and Mikkeller Bar.